Valdosta, GA’s Ninja Gun are just about finished with their long-awaited EP for Sabot Productions, Roman Nose. Frontman Johnathan Coody intends to finish recording his vocals on Thursday, and the four-song set is tentatively slated for a late fall release. Click below to read the track listing.

The band released Restless Rubes in 2008 via Suburban Home Records, and two split 7-inches with Whiskey and Co. and Fake Problems respectively in 2009. You might remember the surreal band on band interview we ran back in March featuring Ninja Gun and Fake Problems.
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Screaming Females have unveiled a new song from their upcoming full-length. “I Don’t Mind It” comes from Castle Talk, which is due out on September 14, 2010 via Don Giovanni Records. Once out, it’ll follow up 2009’s Power Move, though the band did release a singles collection in the interim.

Download “I Don’t Mind It” at this page, and click Read More for the band’s upcoming tour dates. Ever the busy bee, Screaming Females frontwoman Marissa Paternoster recently released a new solo album under the moniker Noun entitled Holy Hell, which we’re streaming right here.
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Rochester, NY’s Such Gold are streaming a new song entitled “Sycamore.” The track is culled from the pop-punk outfit’s upcoming EP for 6131 Records, Pedestals, slated for a September 14, 2010 release. Once out, it’ll follow up 2009’s Stand Tall, released by Mightier Than Sword.

Check out the song at the Such Gold’s MySpace page. The band is currently touring out to Sound and Fury Festival with Transit and Man Overboard.
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Alternative hip hop experimentalist M.I.A. enlisted Suicide‘s Martin Rev for a live performance of her track “Born Free” which is backed by a sample from Suicide’s “Ghost Rider.”

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Fueled By Ramen Records will be releasing a 2010 summer tour EP featuring all of the bands performing on this year’s Honda Civic Tour. Paramore and Tegan and Sara contribute two tracks each, while New Found Glory and Kadawatha each add one song. Click below for the track listing.

The EP will be physically available on August 10 and digitally on July 20.
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Mike Felumlee (ex Alkaline Trio/Smoking Popes) has released a new single “My Favorite Ghost Adventures.” The single includes the song “Ghost Adventures” as well as a b-side titled “My Favorite Ghost”. The title track is set to appear in an upcoming episode of the Ghost Adventures TV show on the Travel Channel this fall.

You can currently stream both songs at Felumlee’s MySpace page.
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Drummer Ali Koehler has left low-fi New York group Vivian Girls to join LA’s Best Coast full time. Koehler has been drumming for them as a guest for the past few months but has now made the shift permanent. She’ll be replaced in Vivian Girls by Fiona Campbell from the Brooklyn-based band Coasting.

Ali has been with Vivan Girls since 2008 when she filled the void left by their original drummer Frankie Rose, who left the group to join Crystal Stilts. The band last released Everything Goes Wrong in 2009 via In The Red Records.
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Evansville, IN pop punks Be My Doppelganger will release their next album via It’s Alive Records. Titled No Composure and due out August 31, 2010, it’ll be the band’s first full-length since 2006’s Rock N Roll, Genius!, though they’ve released numerous EPs and 7-inches in the interim, including 2008’s Sonic Annihilation, the band’s first release for It’s Alive.

A four-track album sampler is up for download at the band’s website.
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The Action Design (ex-Tsunami Bomb) have unveiled a new song entitled “Desperation.” The track is culled from a forthcoming limited edition 7″ that the band will have with them on their upcoming summer tour which includes a run through the midwest and northeast with Social Distortion. Dates are viewable here.

Click below to hear the new song.
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Rockford, Illinois’ The Color Morale have released their new video for “Humannequin.”

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